Rhode Island Cigar Tax Cap Remains Untouched
Over the weekend, the Rhode Island legislature and governor hammered out the final version of the state’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year, with a…
Supreme Court Rules States Can Require Sales Tax for Online Purchases
The Supreme Court has ruled states can require online retailers to collect sales tax even if they have no physical presence in a state, a…
Colorado Governor Vetoes Internet Cigar Tax Break
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) has vetoed a bill that would have made permanent a tax break for out-of-state tobacco sales, forcing at least one retailer…
Connecticut Rejects Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase, Cigar Tax Cap Hike
Tobacco lovers in Connecticut received two wins in the state legislature. Last week, the text of a budget proposal was updated, removing an increase to…
Connecticut Budget Could Increase Cigar Tax Cap
Earlier this year, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy released his proposed budget for FY2019. In it was a measure that would increase the state’s tax cap on…
New York Legislators Strip Tobacco Tax Increase from Budget
If there was ever time for a victory cigar to be lit up in New York, today is as good a day as any, as…
Georgia Bill Seeks to Raise Cigar Taxes
A bill was introduced last week in Georgia that would nearly the double the tax on cigars, quadruple the tax on smokeless tobacco and increase the…
Hawaii Cigar Tax Cap Bill Advances
The latest attempt to cap the tax on cigars in the state of Hawaii is advancing through the state’s senate. S.B. 2843 passed the Senate’s Ways…
Connecticut Governor Proposes Cigar Tax Increase
The governor of Connecticut is calling for a number of tobacco tax increases as part of his budget proposal for FY 2019 that was released…
Second Tobacco Tax Increase Introduced in New Jersey Legislature
New Jersey legislators now have a second change to the tax on tobacco products to consider, as last week Sen. Joseph F. Vitale, D-Woodbridge, introduced…
New Mexico Tobacco Tax Increase Clears First Committee
A bill that would increase New Mexico’s tax rate on cigars from 25 to 76 percent of the wholesale price cleared its first committee last…
